Desktop Technician
UK
The median Desktop Technician daily rate in the UK is £129 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 580 | 659 | 820 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +79 | +161 | -152 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Technician | 18 | 53 | 33 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.041% | 0.089% | 0.037% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.045% | 0.094% | 0.039% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14 | 43 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £123 | £135 | £156 |
| 25th Percentile | £123 | £158 | £160 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £129 | £225 | £175 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.78% | +28.57% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £148 | £250 | £194 |
| 90th Percentile | £244 | £379 | £214 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £136 | £228 | £178 |
| % change year-on-year | -40.11% | +28.17% | +18.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £22.60 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £16.00 | £20.93 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.55% | -16.28% | +61.71% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £29.38 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £40.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £16.00 | £20.93 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.55% | -16.28% | +53.85% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 40,362 | 56,304 | 84,700 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.61% | 95.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,261 | 39,350 | 59,476 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £735 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £492 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.60% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,668 | 1,565 | 2,099 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.40 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.02 | £45.00 | £23.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.95% | +91.49% | +3.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £65.75 | £48.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.75 | £63.32 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £39.50 | £42.43 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.91% | +117.60% | +2.63% |
Desktop Technician
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Desktop Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Desktop Technician
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Technician.
Desktop Technician
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Desktop Technician over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.
Desktop Technician
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Technician.
Desktop Technician
Top 13 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Technician within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +116 | 15 | £128 | -42.37% | |
| UK excluding London | +18 | 12 | £136 | -40.11% | |
| London | +94 | 6 | £125 | -43.82% | |
| North of England | +31 | 3 | £128 | -43.33% | |
| Midlands | +28 | 3 | £181 | +34.07% | |
| North West | - | 3 | £128 | - | |
| Scotland | +26 | 2 | - | - | |
| South East | +16 | 2 | £130 | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | £213 | - | |
| Work from Home | +123 | 1 | £133 | -49.33% | |
| East Midlands | +15 | 1 | £150 | +10.74% | |
| South West | +14 | 1 | £143 | -43.00% | |
| Wales | +11 | 1 | £213 | +11.84% |
Desktop Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2024, Desktop Technician contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Desktop Technician in the job title.
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Desktop Technician Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: